Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2016, 64(4), 1139-1148 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201664041139

Yields of Selected Catch Crops in Dry Conditions

Martina Handlířová, Blanka Procházková, Vladimír Smutný
Department of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 Brno, Czech Republic

Catch crops mainly reduce soil erosion and leaching of nutrients as well as enrich the soil organic matter. The aim of this research is to evaluate the yields of catch crops of Sinapis alba, Phacelia tanacetifolia, Fagopyrum esculentum, Carthamus tinctorius and Secale cereale v. multicaule, and thus determine the possible applicability of catch crops in areas with high average annual temperature and low precipitation totals. The small-plot field experiment was performed on clay-loam gleyic fluvisol at the Field Experimental Station in Žabčice, Southern Moravia, Czech Republic, within the period of 2006-2014. The catch crops were set up after winter wheat in mid-August. The results have shown a statistically significant difference among different catch crops in yield of dry matter and even among years. The yield of catch crops is mainly dependent on a sufficient supply of water in the soil and the appropriate amount and distribution of rainfall over the growing season. Sinapis alba and Phacelia tanacetifolia regularly reached the highest yields. High yields were also achieved with Fagopyrum esculentum. Due to the method of crop rotation in the Czech Republic, with a predominance of Brassica napus var. napus, it is inappropriate to include Sinapis alba. It is the best to grow Phacelia tanacetifolia and even Fagopyrum esculentum, or a mixture thereof, depending on the use of catch crops.

Keywords: catch crops, drought, yield
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The research was financially supported by Mendel University in Brno as a part of the project IGA AF Mendel University in Brno no. IP 18/2015.

Prepublished online: August 30, 2016; Published: September 1, 2016  Show citation

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Handlířová, M., Procházková, B., & Smutný, V. (2016). Yields of Selected Catch Crops in Dry Conditions. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(4), 1139-1148. doi: 10.11118/actaun201664041139
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